Design of sheet hydroforming press body

In this research, the body of a sheet hydroforming press, which can produce an industrial product, was designed and dimensioned. Initially, the required pressure and forces to produce the industrial product were determined by finite element analysis. Then, structural analysis of the press body was conducted by using these forces in Solidworks Premium simulation module. The strain gauges were bonded on various critical areas of the press body. The strains were measured for various loading conditions and compared with the analysis results. According to the results obtained, the strain values obtained from the analysis and measured experimentally are in good agreement with each other.